This sentence came from the 26th chapter of the Book and Sword Gratitude and Revenge Record. The original text was: " Deep love does not live long, and extreme strength is humiliation; a modest gentleman is as gentle as jade. It's from the Book Sword's Gratitude and Revenge, chapter 26." The chapter was titled " Fairy Yaohua's Descent " and told the touching story of Fairy Yaohua and Zhan Zhao.
This sentence came from Mr. Jin Yong's novel,"Book Sword Gratitude and Revenge", and appeared in the 19th chapter of "Tears of Love".
This sentence came from the Tao Te Ching. Deep feelings could not last long. If they were too strong, they would also be humiliated. If a person was overly attached to feelings or strength, they would be tired by it and even lead to failure or loss. On the contrary, a modest, gentle, and cultured person who was as gentle as jade and would not be affected by emotions and always maintain calm and rationality would often be able to achieve success and happiness.
The following example could be used to describe the nickname of a modest gentleman who was as gentle as jade: 1 Humbly Gentleman: This name directly expressed the meaning of " Humbly Gentleman " and also implied a gentle, polite, and meaningful character image. 2. Warm as jade: The word "moist" in this name symbolizes the softness and mobility of water while the word "jade" symbolizes nobility, purity and preciousness. This name expressed a person's gentle, elegant, and noble characteristics, as well as a modest and steady attitude. 3. Humble Junior: This name directly expressed the meaning of "Humble Gentleman" and also implied the characteristics of modesty and hard work. 4. Gentleman: The word "Run" in this name symbolizes the softness and mobility of water, while the word "Zi" symbolizes the charm and temperament of men. This name expressed a person's gentle, elegant, and noble characteristics, as well as his confidence and calm attitude. George the Humble Gentleman: The "George" in this name is the name of a famous gentleman in England."Humble Gentleman" refers to those who have the demeanor and modesty of a gentleman. This name not only expressed modesty and steadiness, but also reflected the characteristics of elegance and taste.
The following were some ancient sentences similar to 'A modest gentleman is as gentle as jade': How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan? Records of the Historian: Biography of Chen She It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Water margin 3. Give it your all until you die. Zhuge Liang's "Later Master's List" A gentleman is magnanimous and a villain is sorrowful. The Analects of Confucius The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the friendship between villains is as sweet as wine. Zhuangzi 6. A gentleman helps others to achieve good things, but does not help others to achieve evil things. The Analects of Confucius 7. Gentleman is harmonious but different. Villain is harmonious but not harmonious. The Analects of Confucius 8. A gentleman understands righteousness and a villain understands profit. The Analects of Confucius 9. A gentleman seeks the way, but a villain seeks the food. Han Feizi, You Du A gentleman cherishes virtue and a villain cherishes soil. The Analects of Confucius
Wisdom to the extreme will be deeply sad, not long life to the extreme will be humiliated modest gentleman gentle as jade. Dashes indicated that this was an explanation or a supplementary sentence related to the original sentence.
The basic framework of the ancient philosophy system included Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, and many other schools of thought. These schools of thought put forward many profound thoughts and theories in philosophy. Among them," a modest gentleman is as gentle as jade " was a concept proposed by the Confucians. It meant that a person should maintain a modest, gentle, benevolent, and cultivated image. It was like jade, warm, soft, shiny, and gentle without losing its tenacious, strong, and sharp nature. The concept of 'a modest gentleman is as gentle as jade', originated from the Confucian doctrine of the mean. The doctrine of the mean advocates that people should maintain a moderate and impartial attitude and behavior, neither overly enthusiastic nor overly cold, neither overly indulgent nor overly restrained. This kind of moderate attitude and behavior can make people calm and harmonious, thus contributing to the harmony, stability and development of individuals and society. " A modest gentleman is as gentle as jade " also emphasized the cultivation and self-improvement of people. Only in the process of self-improvement could a person maintain a modest, gentle, kind, and cultivated image to gain the respect and recognition of others. At the same time, a person also needed to constantly work hard to cultivate himself and constantly improve his quality and ability in order to perfect his personality and become a true gentleman.
The Book and Sword of Gratitude and Revenge was a martial arts novel written by Mr. Jin Yong in 1969.
This sentence did not come from Mr. Jin Yong's novel " The Return of the Condor Heroes " but appeared for the first time in another martial arts novel," The Eight Dragons ". The original text of this sentence was," If you are too strong, you will be humiliated. You will not live long. A modest gentleman is as gentle as jade." It means that if a person is too strong, he will be insulted; if a person is too deep in love, he will be hurt and not live long; and those who are modest, gentle, and know how to grasp interpersonal relationships are as elegant and noble as jade."
According to the description in Book and Sword, Princess Fragrance was a fictional character. Her storyline and character setting were based on martial arts novels. However, Emperor Qianlong was indeed an important historical figure. During his reign, he experienced a series of political, military, cultural and other changes, which had a profound impact on Chinese history. Emperor Qianlong ascended the throne in 1711 as the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty and one of the longest emperors in Chinese history. He implemented a series of political, military, cultural and other aspects of the reform, so that the Qing Dynasty gradually became strong under his rule. Emperor Qianlong was also fond of literature and art, proficient in many languages, leaving behind a large number of poems, calligraphy, paintings and other works, becoming one of the important figures in the history of Chinese culture. Princess Fragrance did not exist in history. Her storyline and character setting were fictional and only existed in the novel Book Sword Gratitude and Revenge.
The Book and Sword Gratitude and Revenge was an ancient novel that was usually considered to be from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Although its name contains the word "Book Sword", its main plot and characters take place in a later period, namely the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty. Therefore, it cannot be regarded as a modern novel.